Coaching and Mentoring Services for TfL Executives

Keith Prince: A review of 2019-20 of TfL contracts awarded for more than £5000K (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-contracts-greater-than-5k.pdf) show two contracts of £500,000 - £1,000,000 awarded to two companies — "Leonardo Advisory Wondrous People" and "Panthea Leadership"—for, respectively, "Coaching" and "Mentoring Services" for TfL Executives. Both contracts are described as: "TfL (“the Authority”) is a complex organisation, operating in a highly sensitive, political environment. There is a continual need to improve the services the Authority provides and to do more with less. This requires a reliance on strong leadership to manage the internal and external challenges and ensure the business strategy is delivered and organisational goals are achieved."
What are the specific job titles of the TfL Executives to whom these services are being provided? Since "operating in a highly sensitive, political environment" obviously comes with the job, if these consulting services are indeed required, how are the TfL Executives being provided with them qualified to hold their positions in the first place?

The Mayor: Transport for London’s senior leaders are rigorously assessed in their experience and ability to deliver in a challenging, and politically sensitive environment. However, coaching and mentoring helps leaders to adapt to emerging challenges that any organisation faces. TfL is committed to the ongoing development of senior leaders, which does not stop upon their appointment to a role.

Youth Clubs in Noel Park

Joanne McCartney: What actions are you considering to improve youth provision in the Noel Park area? The area has a particularly high crime rate with 3,659 offences being reported between the 12-month period of August 2018 to July 2019, which is one of the highest rates in London. Would you consider creating a Youth Club to help alleviate this issue?

The Mayor: Our youth services have struggled as a result of deeply damaging Government cuts, which must be reversed because focusing entirely on enforcement will only deliver short-term improvements and not the sustained reductions in violence we all want to see.
I have created my £45 million Young Londoners Fund to tackle the complex causes of crime by providing positive opportunities for young people. Earlier this month I announced a further £25m of new money to build on the Young Londoners Fund, as part of a package of measures to tackle violent crime.
I want to work closely with boroughs and local community groups to build on local youth provision. Five Young Londoners Fund projects are supporting children and young people from Haringey. These projects will receive more than £2m and will reach 7,000 young people.
One of the projects, Haringey Community Gold, led by the London Borough of Haringey, has received a £1.5m investment and runs activities from the ‘Sandbunker’ on Sandlings estate, adjacent to Noel Park. The three-year project, which will reach 6,000 young people in total, is also conducting detached youth outreach work in the Noel Park area, engaging young people on the streets to link them to local activities and support services.